The Sandy Park Wild West Real Ale & Cider Festival, in association with Otter Brewery and Heineken, will be running alongside the Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s, but a special launch night will take place on Friday 8th July.

From 6.30pm, the Wigwam Bar will be open with a range of real ales and ciders on offer. Tickets for this event will be priced at £7 and will include a commemorative half-pint cup and three half-pints.

Entertainment for the evening, sponsored by Orchard Pig, will be provided by the Somerset Paddies, who play a unique blend of Somerset and Irish music - including the songs of the late Adge Cutler, The Wurzels, Brendan Shine, The Pogues, Dubliners, and lots more, with plenty of audience participation.

Tickets for this event can be bought at www.sandypark.co.uk/book.

The real ale & cider festival will continue to run all day Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th, a ticket for the Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s is required for access on these days. Sevens tickets can be purchased at www.sandypark.co.uk/sevens